A great director who grew up happily

Chapter 355: Fishing with a straight hook, those who are willing to take the bait

After Liu Tingting left the office, Chen Jinnian looked through his WeChat contacts. He actually had a good impression of Huang Xiaochu. After all, people in real life are not as good or bad as they are in film and television works. Even if people in the entertainment industry are a little snobbish and like to put down the weak and praise the strong, Huang Lei did not put down him.

Now that I have something to ask him, as a junior, I should call him back as soon as possible.

"Hello, is this Mr. Huang Lei? I'm Chen Jinnian."

Huang Lei felt a little dizzy when he first answered the phone. He had been filming for the crew of Midnight Diner recently, and his days and nights were reversed. He usually slept in the mornings.

However, after hearing the other person's name, he immediately became much more energetic.

"Hey, Jinnian, it's me." Huang Lei said with a smile, "I haven't congratulated you on the successful conclusion of your TV series yet. It's really amazing, with both good reviews and a huge number of viewers."

"Teacher Huang, you are too polite. Your recent variety show is also very popular. You will be in charge of two big projects in the future, "Go Fighting" and "Longing for Life." Chen Jinnian leaned back in his chair and congratulated politely.

After a few more pleasantries, he got straight to the point. "Mr. Huang, I don't think we're that unfamiliar. Why do you need to send a message through the company when you're looking for me?"

Huang Lei laughed awkwardly twice, then explained, "It's mainly because of what I'm looking for you for. It's not entirely personal, it also involves some business dealings."

"Business?" Chen Jinnian repeated strangely.

"Well, I have a good friend named Wang Jun, a director. He's been filming in Hengdian lately, and he's run into a really tough situation, so I'd like you to help him."

"How can I help? You can't ask me to help him film a movie."

Chen Jinnian said this jokingly, but Huang Lei on the other side just gritted his teeth and hummed twice, which made him speechless. "Oh my god, Mr. Huang, don't scare me. Even if Director Wang quits, you can't ask me to take the blame."

"He's not taking over the blame, he's just covering for a few days. The filming time is too long and he really can't take it anymore. He has to take sleeping pills to fall asleep every day. He called me a few days ago to complain and said he wanted to die." Huang Lei explained hurriedly.

"Director Wang can't take it anymore. No, he's been filming for a long time."

"It started filming in August last year," Huang Lei replied.

"August?!" Chen Jinnian stood up directly from his office chair. He was really shocked by the answer.

"Well, otherwise I wouldn't bother you."

"Wait." He asked aloud, "Teacher Huang, Director Wang is not filming Da Ru, not Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace, right?"

"You know?" Huang Lei's tone was full of surprise.

Chen Jinnian now wanted to throw his phone out of the building. He was just wondering what kind of drama could make the director want to commit suicide. After knowing it was Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace, he was not surprised at all.

It would be hard for anyone not to break down when encountering that super-star female lead, especially the male lead, Huo Jianhua, who semi-retired after filming Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace, went home to recuperate and did not take on any other roles for two years.

A drama, to each other to get PDST.

"Teacher Huang Lei, I can't take it. Please find someone else. No, don't find anyone. Let the other directors go. Let Director Wang hold on for a few more days. It will pass if he endures."

"No, if you endure it any longer, he will really come over." Huang Lei said hurriedly. Director Wang Jun and the heroine Zhou Xun are both his good friends, and he doesn't want to offend either of them.

Wang Jun asked him more than once to persuade Zhou Xun not to act according to his assumptions and not to temporarily modify his own and other people's lines.

As it turned out, Huang Lei failed, so the compromise solution of changing the director was proposed.

"Two weeks, you only need to cover for two weeks. The director's salary is based on the market rate in the film industry, so you won't be shortchanged. Fourteen days, I guarantee it with my personal integrity, not a single day more. You can write it into the contract."

"Why does it have to be me? Guo Xing is really short of money. Can I recommend him?"

Chen Jinnian was almost crying.

"Is there a possibility? I have already asked Director Guo." Huang Lei said angrily. When the other directors heard that it was about Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace, they hung up the phone directly. Chen Jinnian was the only one who talked to him for such a long time.

"How about this, I have a variety show project on my hands. I'm planning to add a permanent MC for the next season of Longing for Life, and I need a young female artist. Didn't you just sign Zhao Jinmai? If you take the job, I'll help you get the spot."

Huang Lei promised Chen Jinnian that the original choice for the female artist was between Zhang Zifeng and Zhao Jinmai. If he and Teacher He both insisted on choosing Zhao Jinmai, they could get the job done.

This sentence was enough to kill Chen Jinnian. He was not short of the film remuneration now. The early share of the profit from "The Beginning" would be received next month, and there would be another year's share. It could be said that one drama could allow Chen Jinnian's company to get through the year in prosperity.

But Zhao Jinmai's resource problem gave Chen Jinnian a headache. He really couldn't find a project that matched her. Huang Lei used the MC personnel he admired to lure him, and he could only take the bait with tears.

The old fox is indeed an old fox.

Chen Jinnian sighed, "Teacher Huang, you win, I agree, when will you go?"

"The sooner the better." Huang Lei said excitedly, "I'll go notify Wang Jun now and have him prepare the contract. When you arrive, you can sign and join the team directly."

"Okay, I have a condition. My name cannot appear in the end credits of Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace. Don't mention me during marketing, and I won't admit to taking on this role."

"Okay." Although he didn't understand why Chen Jinnian made such a request, Huang Lei still agreed on behalf of Wang Jun.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Jinnian looked up at the ceiling with a look of despair. He really didn't want to get involved in this pile of shit that was Da Ruchuan. He hoped that when he was laughed at by the whole network, he would not be dragged into it.

After sorting out the storyboard drawings at hand, he came out of the office and shouted to Wang Yiming, "Brother, come with me to the Central Academy of Drama."

Wang Yiming, who was sitting in front of the computer studying EXCEL, stood up immediately. He would rather rush into the fire with a fire hose than look at this pair of broken things anymore.

"Is Yidi still in the training ground?" The two chatted as they walked.

"Well, I just sent her there this morning. She's studying with Teacher Zhou Xiaofei now."

"Can you beat Teacher Zhou?" Chen Jinnian asked curiously.

"If we were in the same grade, I could definitely beat her with my bare hands," Wang Yiming replied seriously. "But I can't use weapons. Even if Teacher Zhou practiced martial arts routines, I wouldn't be able to withstand more than two moves. For my sister, Teacher Zhou is definitely a good teacher."

He had seen the instructors teaching boxing in the army. Although it was impossible to develop internal strength, it was not difficult to kill someone with bare hands as long as the skills and strength were sufficient. In his opinion, Zhou Xiaofei could do it too.

"Well, why don't you teach me a few moves? I'm afraid I won't be able to beat Yi Di in the future." Chen Jinnian looked embarrassed.

Wang Yiming saw that he didn't even look at him and decisively refused: "I won't teach you."

As Wang Yidi's brother, he couldn't possibly fight against an outsider, even if that outsider was his future brother-in-law. He was not as close to him as his sister. In his opinion, it was better if he couldn't beat him.